Getting the Re-Boot

When a series gets close to the end of it's life span it's usually gone for good right?
WRONG the developers decide to reboot it! Get all that was good about the series and throw it out the window.

Most peoples views to a reboot are different depending on their love of the series and what has actually changed. For example the new Devil May Cry game, DmC has been getting quite a few rough remarks from fans of the series. At the time of writing this the E3 trailer for the game on the Ninja Theory Youtube page has only 927 likes compared to 2,050 dislikes, with fans complaining of the lack of crucial DMC elements like his sword Rebellion. This is before actual game play has been shown, and much of the story is still unrevealed. This could be the story of how Dante came into contact with rebellion, and you may spend half the game with his trusty sword.

However I do see where people are coming from,and I have felt similar hatred towards games that have been rebooted. Two that I know from the top of my head are Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure has completely redesigned Spyro.

What I don't understand that this is obviously a kids game, so it obviously isn't intended for me, But wasn't Spyros original design suitable for kids? Now he just looks like a lizard AND they removed Sparx! Admittedly the game is pretty clever using toys to bring into video games, but it's hard to work out that with 32 characters, is it a Spyro game? Or is he just thrown in because producers know people liked Spyro? Crash has gone through a similar change, a similar monstrous change, where they removed Crash's spin attack, meaning he now knows how to punch and kick, and now has to rely on other monsters to do his work. Not to mention the Spongebob style voice work annoys me. I'm sure if you gave any child the original Crash Bandicoot, any of the original 3 Spyro games they would have as much fun as I did.

However I have just proved my first point, because I grew up with these series i have a very different view to them, then someone who has grown up with the modern style of the games. So this is where we reach a standstill, is a reboot a good idea? Should some series just be laid to rest? I'm guessing as technology changes, as we age everything ages with us, and if our current generation play what was once a loved series, but is now a horrible mess we'll just have to let them get on with it... And then when they get older they will have the exact same hate towards the reboot of that game.